博大精深 (bó dà jīng shēn) — wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep (of culture, knowledge, or theories)
Definition
A four-character idiom describing culture, knowledge, or theories as both vast in scope and deep in insight. Used in formal writing to praise the richness of an intellectual tradition.
phrase
wide-ranging and profoundbroad and deep (of culture, knowledge, or theories)
Examples
- 博大精深，。Zhōng yī zhè mén xué wèn bó dà jīng shēn, zhí dé yòng yì shēng qù xué xí.The study of traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound, worth a lifetime of learning.
- 博大精深，。Tā xiě de nà běn shū nèi róng bó dà jīng shēn, dú yí biàn gēn běn lǐ jiě bù liǎo.The content of that book he wrote is so broad and deep that you can't understand it with just one reading.
- 博大精深，。Zhōng huá wén huà bó dà jīng shēn, xī yǐn le wú shù wài guó xué zhě qián lái yán jiū.Chinese culture is vast and profound, attracting countless foreign scholars to study it.
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